In the courtyard, Gu Moyan was pondering how to start without losing face when Tang Zijin came out.
Seeing Tang Zijin’s slightly reddened eyes, Gu Moyan felt a bit awkward.
This girl has grown up so much, yet she still likes to cry!
"Back in the herb field, it was my fault for causing you to fall and dirty your dress. I’ll send you some fabric later, and you can make new clothes."
Uh...
Hearing this apology, Guyu’s mouth twitched slightly. The interaction between the Young Lord and the Second Miss Tang hasn’t changed at all; still the same old hitting with a stick and giving a sweet date afterwards!
Miss Xu, who followed Tang Zijin out, raised her eyes to look at Gu Moyan, feeling that this Young Lord’s way of handling things seemed a bit straightforward.
But Tang Zijin did not feel there was anything wrong.
When she was bullied by the Young Lord as a child and cried, he would either feed her sweets or give her toys to play with. It’s always been like this, and she has gotten used to it.
Tang Zijin responded with an ’oh’.
Gu Moyan, seeing that he had ’coaxed’ her well, breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Guyu with a sense of accomplishment, and then smiled, saying, "I’m leaving now."
Watching Gu Moyan leave easily, Miss Xu looked at Tang Zijin in a daze: "That’s... it?"
Tang Zijin nodded: "What else?"
Miss Xu found it hard to express; wasn’t an apology supposed to be very formal? Why did it become so simple between the Young Lord and Zijin?
Tang Zijin seemed to have read her thoughts and immediately explained: "Actually, my falling was just an accident. Now that the Young Lord has come to apologize and offered compensation, I of course had to accept it."
Miss Xu smiled without saying anything, feeling that Zijin was a bit too easygoing.
However, the Young Lord is noble, and the fact that he can lower himself to apologize is indeed rare.
"With the Young Lord’s apology, what can those busybodies say now?"
Tang Zijin also became cheerful. Although she said she didn’t mind what others said, how could she truly not mind? She was the daughter of the Tang Family, and even if she didn’t care, she had to think of the family’s reputation, right?
Her worries disappeared, and Tang Zijin chatted and laughed with Miss Xu in the room.
Not long after, Zu Xin came in with two boiled eggs.
Seeing this, Tang Zijin was puzzled; she hadn’t said she wanted eggs?
"What are you doing with eggs?"
Zu Xin glanced at Miss Xu, walked to Tang Zijin, and whispered: "It’s from An Ping, who is with the Young Lord."
Upon hearing this, Tang Zijin paused for a moment, then her face showed a trace of happiness.
Are these eggs brought by the Young Lord for her to apply to her eyes?
Miss Xu beside her, although not hearing the master and servant’s conversation, smiled and said: "The eggs came just in time, perfect for you to apply to your eyes."
Tang Zijin’s lips curled up, revealing two deep dimples.
Seeing this, Miss Xu couldn’t help wanting to pinch them: "Zijin, come, I’ll apply the eggs to your eyes."
...
Daohua wanting to connect more with local noblewomen, invited the Madams to play in Taohua Mountain for a few more days.
"In a few days, it’s the Dragon Boat Festival, and there’s a boat race at Ningmen Pass. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess Consort will be there; why don’t we all go together? It’ll be more lively with more people."
Apart from a few house-managing Madams, most of the women gladly agreed.
The scenery at Taohua Village was excellent, and besides, they all knew the Princess Consort was selecting a bride for the Young Lord. Staying here, having a chance to meet the Crown Princess Consort, the future Empress Dowager, was enough reason for them to remain and accompany.
...
Although Gu Moyan’s apology made people criticize Tang Zijin less, wherever Tang Zijin went, she still attracted unusual glances from young women.
At noon the next day, when Daohua invited everyone to a meal, Aunt Caiju came over.
Aunt Caiju bowed to Daohua: "Princess Consort, the old Duke has asked me to invite the Second Miss Tang to have a meal with him."
Daohua smiled and nodded, looking at Tang Zijin, who was sitting beside Madam Tang: "Zijin, follow Aunt Caiju."
Tang Zijin hadn’t expected Gu Jian to send someone to invite her for a meal and quickly stood up and bowed, leaving with Aunt Caiju under Madam Tang’s approval and amidst the complicated looks of the ladies present.
Daohua noticed the expressions of the women and, considering her son’s grudge against Zijin, smiled and explained: "Minister Tang used to serve in Xiliang, Zijin was Chun’an’s playmate when she was young, often came to the Prince Residence to play, and the old gentleman particularly likes this girl, treating her as half a granddaughter."
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